(July 16, 1956- )
Wrote 'Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes (1992),' 'A Bright Room Called Day (1985),' and 'Slavs! (1994)'

Why he might be annoying

He is a socialist.
His plays are usually political.
He is a self-described 'tv junkie' who believes television is much more like theatre than film.
He said, 'I think the country is under-educating its young. I think it's a deliberate, designed, malevolent project by the right to destroy public education. People are more easily manipulated when they don't have information.'

Why he might not be annoying

He is openly gay.
He has been compared to Arthur Miller.
His award-winning play, Angels in America, has gay and Jewish themes, subjects not concentrated on in playwriting before.
He earned a bachelors from Columbia University and did post-graduate work at New York University.
He earned a Pulitzer Prize, two Tonys, two Drama Desk Awards, the Evening Standard Award, the New York Critics Circle Award, the LA Drama Critics Circle Award, and the LAMBDA Liberty Award for Drama.

In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 56 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 77 Votes: 74.03% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 92 Votes: 77.17% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 124 Votes: 69.35% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 45 Votes: 64.44% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 46 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 69 Votes: 62.32% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 150 Votes: 51.33% Annoying